Definition and validation of interface complexity metrics

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dc.contributor.authorMayo, Kevin A.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Science and Applicationsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:50:48Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:50:48Zen
dc.date.issued1989en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-29en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-29en
dc.description.abstractA software system is an aggregate of communicating modules, and there are several different types of communication among these modules (direct, indirect, and global). Therefore, understanding the interfaces among these modules can characterize the system and are a major factor in the system's complexity. These interfaces could possibly also show and predict inadequacies in the reliability and maintenance of a system. Interfaces are defined early in the development life cycle at a detailed or high level design stage. Knowing that these interfaces exist and their structure leads us to measure them for an indication of the designed interface complexity. This designed interface complexity can then be utilized for software quality assurance by allowing users to choose from among several designs. With data provided by an Ada software developer, the interface complexity metrics correlated with established metrics, but also found complex interfaces that established metrics missed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 149 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11292012-040120en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11292012-040120/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46050en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1989.M396.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 21351662en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1989.M396en
dc.subject.lcshComputer interfacesen
dc.subject.lcshSoftware engineeringen
dc.titleDefinition and validation of interface complexity metricsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineComputer Science and Applicationsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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